The twilight of the nymphs / by Pierre Louys ; translated by Phillis Duveen ; with an introduction by Shane Leslie
1928, 1st Edition limited to 1200 copies. No. 600. London : the Fortune press, [1928]. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's signature to front prelims. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 105 pages; Physical description.: 105, [2] p : ill. (part col.) ; 24 cm. Subject: Men -- Women -- Boys -- Girls -- Relationships -- Fiction. Notes: Head- and tailpieces. From Colophon: "Printed at Liege...". Date from Colophon. from title-page verso: "This edition is limited to 1200 copies on English un-bleached hand made paper...".Plates by Cecil Beaton. Title in red and black. With a half-title page. Item #199157
Price: €100.00